[Air-L] Fake News

[Melissa Zimdars]

I've really enjoyed reading these emails about fake news.

For better or worse I've become connected to this topic
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/18/my-fake-news-list-went-viral-but-made-up-stories-are-only-part-of-the-problem/?utm_term=.6e3ba26e7cc0>,
and I am currently putting together a book proposal for a co-edited
anthology called "Fake News" (broadly construed to include false,
conspiratorial, propagandistic, etc. "news"). The book will contain 2-3k
word essays, and I've already lined up some pretty awesome contributors in
communication & media studies (as well as people who study media literacy,
psychology, etc.). I am planning on submitting the full proposal to the
listserv in early January, but if anyone wants to talk about potential
topics/contributions now, please email me at mzimdars1 at gmail.com.

Melissa Zimdars
(Mish)

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Unsworth,Kristene <ku26 at drexel.edu> wrote:

> This has been an amazing exchange of ideas. I'm so pleased to be able to
> benefit from all your thoughts! I've been thinking about proposing a
> special journal issue on Fake News and the Post-Truth Society...what do you
> all think? We could also propose at track at AoIR.
>
> Just some thoughts, looking forward to hearing any thoughts on the
> suggestion.
>
> Kris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of
> Jennifer Stromer-Galley
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 11:12 AM
> To: AIR
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Fake News
>
> Just adding to this discussion a nice podcast that examines this issue
> from a historical point-of-view. It's Episode 5:
> http://manythingsconsidered.com/podcast/
>
> I've also written an article in The Conversation about ways that Facebook
> could help reduce fake news' spread: https://theconversation.com/
> three-ways-facebook-could-reduce-fake-news-without-
> resorting-to-censorship-69033
>
> It's an important topic, and I look forward to the excellent studies that
> will be spurred by this.
>
> ~Jenny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of jon pers
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 9:52 AM
> To: Emma Duke-Williams <emma.dukewilliams at gmail.com>
> Cc: AIR <air-l at aoir.org>
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Fake News
>
> The Copenhagen Center for Information and Bubble Studies (Vincent
> Hendricks) are surely working on this.
>
> http://bubblestudies.ku.dk/ <http://bubblestudies.ku.dk/>
>
> For instance:
> http://sciencenordic.com/facebook-not-about-stimulating-democracy?utm_
> source=ScienceNordic.com+Newsletter&utm_campaign=
> a78a81653e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_
> 3bb7f89ffc-a78a81653e-239953037 <http://sciencenordic.com/
> facebook-not-about-stimulating-democracy?utm_source=ScienceNordic.com+
> Newsletter&utm_campaign=a78a81653e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&
> utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb7f89ffc-a78a81653e-239953037>
>
> J
>
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-- 
*Melissa "Mish" Zimdars, Ph.D.*
*Assistant Professor*

*Department of Communication and Media*
*Merrimack College*
*North Andover, MA, USA*